Article 5THDX Wrongfully Accused: The Exoneration of Black People

Wrongfully Accused: The Exoneration of Black People

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Noah A. McGee
from The Root on (#5THDX)
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In 2021, a total of 132 people received exonerations: 81 of them were Black. Just a decade ago in 2011, only 40 Black people were exonerated. Since 1989 there's been a 1,057 percent increase in the number of Black people released from prison because they were wrongfully convicted. Of the high-profile exonerations in...

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